Caesar - Couverture rigide

McCullough, Colleen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0712638520 ISBN 13 : 9780712638524

Editeur : Century, 1998

Synopsis

The climax to the "Masters of Rome" series.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Colleen McCullough's track record in publishing reads like Caesar's triumphs in battlewide-ranging in scope, masterful in style, unequaled in achievement. From her almost twelve-million-copy-selling Thorn Birds through her four novels in the Masters of Rome series, McCullough has never faltered.

Here she turns her attentions to Caesar's conquest of Gaul and to his momentous decision at the river Rubicon to claim his place in the government of Rome. At a time that preceded the technology of any firearm, when military acumen, strategy, and leadership were all, it was Caesar's genius that prevailed, over and over. What Caesar accomplished in Gaul is the stuff of historical epic, of military academies, and of this novel. He was utterly awesome. Yet history forgets that Caesar was also a man, not immune to the human condition. He succeeded brilliantly, but he also suffered great personal grief and disappointment. It is the full portrait of Caesar, a man destined to inspire an empire, that Colleen McCullough paints here--faithfully, magnificently, and in radiant light.

"McCullough is on fire.... Caesar is one of her strongest and most fascinating characters."San Francisco Chronicle

Revue de presse

"Incomparable . . . Engrossing . . . Breathtakingly detailed . . . McCullough has triumphed again" (Chicago Tribune)

"Hail, Colleen McCullough! She once again gives Caesar his due . . . Caesar reveals Julius Caesar and the author at the height of their powers . . . With all its Machiavellian machinations and its eye for entertaining history, McCullough latest novel merits the allegiance of her legions of fans" (Columbus Dispatch)

"A thoroughly Romanized epic novel . . . Her version of history marches through the tumultuous years from 54 to 48 B.C. withoutmissing any of the significant military and political landscape . . . McCullough also fleshes out the marbled-over characters of Pompey, Cato, Cicero, Brutus, Mark Anthony and others as they try to deal with the near-infallible Caesar. And Caesar himself . . . [is] brilliant, ambitious, ruthless and fascinating" (The New York Times Book Review)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Century
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0712638520
• ISBN 13: 9780712638524
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 688
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible